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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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